Florida might get new license plates

TALLAHASSEE — Florida motorists could soon be hitting the road with new license plates.

The state’s highway safety agency is drawing up plans for a redesigned plate intended to make it easier to catch toll scofflaws and people who run red lights.

State officials say red light cameras can’t always read the currently designed plates.

Gov. Rick Scott as well as the Florida Legislature will have to sign off on the decision to issue new license plates. The new plates will have a simpler design and no raised lettering.

Julie Jones, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, says the new plates won’t cost motorists any extra because the state expects to make money from people who have not updated their tags in the past.

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What about all the out of state plates? There are a ton of them here. So if you want to break the law and run red lights and not pay tolls, just use an old FL/out of state plate? Idiotic. Good job Tallahassee.

In other states the red light cameras have been determined to be unconstitional. The premise being that you have the right to face your accuser in a court of law. The camera first of all usually only takes a picture of the license plate, the ticket has to be sent to the driver. Since you don't know who was driving the registered owner gets the ticket. Illegal in most states. This is purely a revenue stream for the state and does nothing to promote safety. The cost of new plates plus the installation of cameras in all counties at all intersections would be prohibitive. The payback just is not there and since this is only a way to make money the whole premise is ridiculous.
Tallahassee Stop wasting our money!

Recently my husband got a notice that he had ran a toll. While the camera took a very good picture, the person reading it mistook a 1 for and I. This reason is purely bs as the pic is in black and white and was very easy to read. You get a notice and need to respond or pay the fee. I highly doubt, many are slipping through the cracks.